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POPULATION DYNAMICS of Oryctes Rhinoceros in DECOMPOSING OIL PALM TRUNKS in AREAS PRACTISING ZERO BURNING and PARTIAL BURNING JJOURNALournal of OF Oil O ILPalm PALM Research RESEARCH Vol. 26 (2)26 (J (2)UNE June 2014) 2014 p. 140-145 POPULATION DYNAMICS OF Oryctes rhinoceros IN DECOMPOSING OIL PALM TRUNKS IN AREAS PRACTISING ZERO BURNING AND PARTIAL BURNING CIK MOHD RIZUAN ZAINAL ABIDIN*; ABU HASSAN AHMAD**; HASBER SALIM** and NOOR HISHAM HAMID* ABSTRACT Zero burning concepts during oil palm - to - oil palm replanting has provided ample breeding and foraging sites for the Oryctes rhinoceros beetles. This study investigated the impact of the different techniques of residue management in oil palm replanting to the abundance of O. rhinoceros. Two types of breeding sites, zero and partial burning were selected and the beetle populations were determined between three to 18 months after felling and chipping (MAF). At the sixth MAF, different stages of O. rhinoceros were collected from chipped trunks. The results showed that a high population of O. rhinoceros was detected at the 13th MAF; no beetles were detected at the third, fourth and fifth MAF from both types of breeding sites. The third instar larvae were recorded as the dominant stage detected during the study. The females were found to be more abundant than the males, indicating better food quality and a potential for higher infestation for the coming months. There was no significant differences on the population ofO. rhinoceros in both sites. The beetles population tended to increase with MAF. The results of this study suggested that the partial burning of chipped trunks did not decrease the population of O. rhinoceros apart from polluting the environment. Keywords: Oryctes rhinoceros, zero and partial burning, month after felling and chipping (MAF). Date received: 22 April 2013; Sent for revision: 27 June 2013; Received in final form: 3 February 2014; Accepted: 12 March 2014. INTRODUCTION technique during replanting. Prolonged and severe damage can result in delayed palm maturity (Chung The rhinoceros beetle (RB), Oryctes rhinoceros is et al., 1991). Adult feeding produces galleries which endemic to the lowland areas of South-east Asia. can be several centimetres long at the base of the The beetle attacks and destroys the developing unopened spears (Jacquemard et al,. 2002). fronds and spears of oil palms, and it is the most In younger palms, the damage can be more important insect pest on palms of less than four severe because the feeding galleries can retard years, especially in areas practicing the zero burning the development or even kill the palms (Turner, 1981; Mariau, 2000). In mature palms, attacks by * Crop Protection Division, FELDA Agricultural Services Sdn Bhd, Pusat Penyelidikan Pertanian Tun Razak, 27000 adult beetles may reduce the yield by 20% to 25%, Jerantut, Pahang, Malaysia. and in immature palms the attack may be lethal. E-mail: [email protected] Furthermore, the damage caused by RB may provide entry points for secondary attacks by the ** School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. palm weevil or by pathogens. 140 POPULATION DYNAMICS OF Oryctes rhinoceros IN DECOMPOSING OIL PALM TRUNKS IN AREAS PRACTISING ZERO BURNING AND PARTIAL BURNING In the field, the felled oil palm trunk residue METHODOLOGY takes three to four years to rot completely. Within this period, the young oil palm replant are exposed Study Site to pests, especially the RB. The nutrients released from the biodegradation of the palm residues partly This study was carried out in an area of supply the total nutrients required by the young approximately 45 ha out of 544.86 ha oil palm palms in subsequent years (Basri and Norman, replanting at FELDA Global Ventures Plantation 2000; Khalid et al., 2002). In special cases, where (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd [FGVP (M) SB] Lepar Utara 05 open burning is still practised, the palm biomass Estate, Pahang. The study which took 16 months is left to dry before burning in order to reduce pest covers all types of land topography as sampling and disease problems. Illegal burning of oil palm sites: hilltops, hillsides, roadsides, borders to mature trunks is prohibited to avoid excessive release of palms, swamps and valleys. The oil palm biomass smoke, which has a major effect on the air quality was stacked to form a single heap of about 0.5 m high and the visibility of the area undergoing replanting and 2.0 m wide in between rows or at the terracing (Ho, 1996; Basri and Norman, 2000; Khalid et al., lips. The trial commenced about three months after 2002). The law has provision for open burning but the completion of the chipping and stacking phase. requires prior permission from the Department of The estate practiced one round random partial Environment (DOE) before controlled burning is burning of oil palm residue in this replanting area. allowed (Khalid et al., 2002). The existence of large oil palm estates profound- Sampling Procedures ly modifies the environment, resulting in one of the most dynamic features in oil palm cultivation, i.e. Two types of study sites, namely zero burning changes in the importance of individual pest spe- and partial burning were sampled every fortnightly. cies. Pest problem can become acute without any In every sampling occasion, nine 1 m² of decomposed control regarding to the infestation of pest (Chung et trunks (1 m² per sampling x 9 samples x 2 sites) were al., 1995; Ho, 2002; Turner and Gilbank, 2003; Chung, randomly selected and examined for RB population. 2004). The population of RB increases tremendously A hoe and manual hand pick were used to collect the (Norman, 2001) in zero burning replanting fields. different stages of RB from the decomposing heaps In situ breeding sites (chipped trunk heap) provide of chipped trunk. The RB were classified to the seven stages of development: eggs, 1st instar larvae, suitable sites for the beetle’s growth and multiplica- nd rd tion. The RB takes only five to six months to develop 2 instar larvae, 3 instar larvae, prepupae, pupae and adults. Their numbers were recorded in situ and into adult beetles (Norman, 2001) when feeding on the RB at different stages of development were then young palms. Natural controls, such as infection by destroyed. pathogens or predations by predators, may reduce The sexual differentiation can be determined the pest numbers in many situations. Integrated at the pupal stage by examining the dorsal part of Pest Management (IPM), utilising the full use of bio- the head. The head of the female pupa has a short logical control measures would be the best option to horn while the male pupa has a longer horn. But achieve environmentally sustainable oil palm pro- for adult stage, the sex of a sexually matured adult duction in facing the RB threat (Jackson et al., 2003; is determined using the tip of the abdomen. The Ramle et al., 2011). female adult has a tuff of velvet bristle while the Palms in the replanting areas are especially at male does not. risk because the decaying logs of the former stand For a normal data, a paired t-test and one- provide the breeding ground for the larvae, which way ANOVA were carried out with the number of feed on the rotting organic material (Wood, 1968). RB in zero burning and partial burning trunks as When feeding is completed, the larvae pupate and dependent variables and the duration in months later emerge as adult beetles. Adult RB feed on after felling and chipping (MAF) as the independent the growing palms leaf tissues causing damage as variables. Analyses were performed on the log ҳ + 1 discussed earlier. Within the oil palm replanting transformation for the number of beetles at different ecosystem, study on the population and infestation stages of development collected in the decomposing levels of O. rhinoceros is fundamentally important to trunks. understand the relationship between environmental factors and natural enemies (Norman, 2001). This RESULTS AND DISCUSSION study aims to investigate the population dynamics of O. rhinoceros in different stages of decomposition Table 1 shows the seven stages of development of of oil palm trunks in zero burning and partial the RB collected during the 16th month sampling burning replanting techniques. 141 JOURNAL OF OIL PALM RESEARCH 26 (2) (JUNE 2014) TABLE 1. NUMBER OF O. rhinoceros IN ZERO BURNING AND PARTIAL BURNING SITES Zero burning Partial burning Stages of t value p value Sex ratio beetles N Mean ±SE N Mean ±SE Eggs 25 0.1736 ± 0.121 25 0.1736±0.211 t = 0.260 p = 0.795 - df = 143 1st instar 48 0.3542±0.041 195 1.347±0.122 t = 2.139 p = 0.035* - df =143 2nd instar 364 2.500±0.025 341 2.299±0.032 t = 0.162 p = 0.873 - df = 143 3rd instar 433 2.965±0.074 566 4.056±0.055 t = 0.373 p = 0.710 - df = 143 Prepupae 12 0.0764±0.033 33 0.1667±0.014 t = 1.026 p = 0.306 - df = 143 Pupae 30 0.1875±0.028 63 0.4375±0.025 t = 1.568 p = 0.119 - df = 143 Adults 27 0.1875±0.017 41 0.2431±0.028 t = 0.917 p = 0.361 (1:2) df = 143 21♂,47♀ Note: * Significant, p < 0.05. period in zero burning and partial burning study 35.7 beetles were found in zero burning and partial th sites. The results showed that the number of eggs burning area, respectively at 13 MAF which usu- found were equal in both sites. The number of eggs ally represented the maximum samples found. One- found in the palm residues was much higher (within way ANOVA test indicated a significant difference one to 24 eggs m-2 per sampling) as compared to the between the stages of beetle and duration of MAF (F mean fecundity of females captured by trap [16 eggs = 25.313: df = 6, 15; p < 0.05).
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